Bottle stopper



(No Model.)

L. KIR-OHNER.

BOTTLE STOPPER. No. 329,652. Patented Nov. 3, 1885.

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NITE STATES ATENT FFICE.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,652, dated November3, 1885.

Application filed April 25, 1885. Serial No. 163,405. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS KIRCHNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being badto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to secure an improved stopper for beer,soda-water, and other bottles, which facilitates the act of unstoppingsaid bottles so that their contents can be poured out, and at the sametime provides a perfectly air-tight stopper.

The invention consists in an improved bottle-stopper constructed andoperating substantially as illustrated in the drawings and (lescribedand claimed herein.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical section of a bottle having astopper illustrating my invention arranged therein, the stopper being inelevation; and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of another form of stopper.

Similar reference letters sponding parts.

The improved stopper consists of a bentwire portion, a, which may beformed in any suitable manner, so as to exert an outward pressure andhold the same within the neck of the bottle, having upon the lowerstraight end, a, a nut, 1), next to which is a washer, c, which is heldagainst the nut b by a milled nut. (I, screwed upon the end a of theWire portion.

In the drawings two forms of bending the wire are illustrated, that inFig. 1 being somewhat S-shaped, while in Fig. 2 the last curve isreversed and turned toward the wire, the endsc of the wire in both formsbeing bent at an angle to engage with the top of the bottle and preventthe stopper from falling or being forced into the bottle.

As constructed, the stoppers are capable of assuming two positions, aclosed position, as in Fig. 1, and an open position, as when theindicate correstopper is pushed downward until the hook to touches thebottle, at which time the contents can be poured out.

To remove the entire stopper when cleaning the bottle,the wire portionneed only be turned, and the washer, remaining stationary against thesides of the neck, acts upon the nut d, holding the same while said wireis being turned. The wire portion can then be pulled out, and the washerand nut shaken or taken out with a hook.

The washer and the holding-nut may be made of any suitable materialwhich will not affect or be affected by theliquor in the bottle.

By reference to the drawings it will be seen that the washer or abutmentb is rounded on the side next to the washer c, to permit the same tobend as the stopper is forced into the neck of the bottle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In abottle-stopper, a wire bent to form a double loop, whereby increasedelasticity is attained, one of the ends of said wire being provided witha thread to receive a removable nut, and the opposite end beinghook-shaped to engage the top of the bottle, the outer sections of thewire being concaved, as at g g, to engage the convexity in the mouth ofthe bottle, in combination with an abutment, b, a removable washer, 0,and nut d, substantially as set forth.

2. In a bottle-stopper, the bent wire a, having the hook-shaped outerextremity, a to engage the edge of the bottle and prevent said wire frombeing forced into said bottle.

3. In a bottle stopper, the wire bent into the form of a double loop,one end being threaded and the other provided with a hook or stopprojection, in combination with a washer and means for holding the samein position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this26th day of February, 1885.

LOUIS KIROHNER.

\Vitnesses:

FREDK. F. CAMPBELL, B. L. MONULTY.

